“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul” -John Muir
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Hiking around the south lake.
The hike is around 5 km and will take you about one hour to walk. The path is sometimes challenging, put your hiking boots on or a better pair of sneakers. The landscape is hilly and the woods are rich on plants, trees and wildlife. Wild animals in this area is roe deers, hares, foxes, mooses, wild boars and many different kind of birds.
Hiking around the north lake.
The hike is around 3 km and will take you about 40 minutes. The best time of the day to spot wildlife is in early dawn or at nightfall and in the south of Sweden it means you need to get up real early but we promise you it´s well worth the trouble. We can´t garentee that you necessarily will spot the animals, but they will shorly know about your presence, be so sure.
The shortcut.
This path makes it possible to combine or shorten your hiking in different ways. Bring the dog on hike! Just notice that it needs to be kept in leash (or the same control) until 20th of August according to Swedish law. This is for protection of wildlife and babie animals in the woods.
Allemansrätten has a long tradition in Sweden and came into existence in order to let the farmers of the hook when it came to provide for drifters and poor people, this way the less mediated could find food for them self. See the official video for Swedish Allemansrätt today.
In the late summer and early autumn you can find berries and mushrooms of different kind. You are allowed to collect them but be careful to choose the right kind. Ask us for advise, we grew up here and will be happy to let you know more about the precious pantry of the woods.
For longer hiking-trails visit the nearby Nationalpark. Happy Hiking!